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Northwestern, and what were you seeing and hearing on campus today at the scene? >> well, they were lined up early in the pre-dawn chilly weather this morning, but you could see the players trickling into the media site, and not allowed insooide or near the entrance, and we were sort of camped out, and you saw the players trickling in twos and threes. none stopped and talked to the media. they all declined the comment. there was one demonstrator there, a man who had driven down to detroit and he was an athlete activist and held up a picket sign that read "vote yes." >> andy, let me turn to you...

Become as slippery slope, and you wonder do universities give up actually having formally programs and license the names to private organization using the same thing. all sorts of ways it will end up. andy staples, "sports illustrated," appreciate it. looks like you're going to need a lot of law school background to start covering college sports. >> i'm going to fill out an application tomorrow. >> you got it. all right. coming up, when politics and pigskin mix from the power of the presidential super bowl sitdown to the politico commercial cameos during the big game, "the daily rundown's" i...

Officially, they're seeking representation from the newly created college athletes players association, which would be supported in this case by the united steelworkers. of course, that's only if they get approved by the national labor relations board. the ncaa chief legal officer does not believe that's going to happen. in a statement, he wrote this. this union-backed attempt to turn student athletes into employees undermines the purpose of college. an education student-athletes are not employees within any definition of the national labor relations act or the fair labor standards act. we're ...

Whether the ncaa would be straying outside its lane here because the transgressions didn't specifically involve the athletic program or people participating in the athletic program, but when you look at the broader context of those questions that the ncaa posed to penn statenovember, it's very clear the direction they're heading. now, penn state at the time said we need time to answer because we were waiting for the results of our internal investigation. the internal investigation -- >> that's over. >> it's in and -- that's right, and penn state confirmed to me today they're now going to prepa...

>> major lapses in it. >> no doubt about it. michael, thank you, as always. >> if they don't ask, when will they? >> andy, thank you for your contribution. when we return, allow me to finish with why i would be a hypocrite if i got upset about the made in china uniforms for team usa. you're watching "hardball," the place for politics. f we took tha and reimagined nearly everything in it? gave it greater horsepower and best in class 38 mpg highway... ...advanced headlights... ...and zero gravity seats? yeah, that would be cool. ♪ introducing the completely reimagined nissan altima. it's our m...